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Exploring Anthony Goicolea: The Surreal Journey of a Cuban American Artist

Anthony Goicolea, a Cuban American artist, skillfully merges photography, sculpture, and set design in his provocative works. Holding an MFA from Pratt Institute and a magna cum laude BFA from the University of Georgia, Goicolea gained acclaim through his innovative self-portraits, notably the "You and What Army" series, which challenges themes of innocence and sexual curiosity. Influenced by artists like Cindy Sherman, his art captures childhood pranks alongside deeper emotional narratives. He continues to explore these themes in his recent drawings and sculptural installations.

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Exploring Anthony Goicolea: The Surreal Journey of a Cuban American Artist

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  1. Anthony Goicolea Photographer, Sculptor, Set Designer, Videographer, 2-D and 3-D Artist Jeri Kelly

  2. Biographical Information/Education: • Anthony Goicolea is a Cuban American artist living and working in New York City • Pratt Institute of Art, MFA, Sculpture; Minor, Photography, 1994–96 • The University of Georgia, BFA, Drawing and Painting, magna cum laude, 1992–94 • The University of Georgia, BA, Art History; Minor, Romance Languages, magna cum laude, 1989–92

  3. Early Accomplishments • Goicolea first gained international recognition for his unsettling technique of arranging, within a single frame, photographic clones of himself in various poses. • His first “Multiple Self-Portrait” series, You and What Army, was produced in 1999.  This series saw him join together surrealism and fantasy with poignant social comment.

  4. Last Supper, 1999

  5. Blizzard, 2001

  6. Inspiration • Goicolea exhibits an obvious influence of Cindy Sherman, who also produces elaborately staged self-portraits portraying different characters

  7. Overlying Themes of the Work • Although in his mid-thirties, Goicolea portrays himself, disturbingly convincingly, as a series of pre-pubescent boys.  This allows the artist to bring a sense of innocence to his often provocative images that portray childhood pranks, often charged with elements of sexual curiosity and experimentation. 

  8. Spit or Swallow, 1999

  9. Class Picture, 1999

  10. Newer Work… • Goicolea has recently been producing and exhibiting his drawings and sculptural installations, which include similar subject matter to his digital photographs

  11. Matrimony, 2006

  12. Search Party, 2007

  13. Low Tide, 2007

  14. Mother I, from the Related Portrait series, 2008

  15. References • http://barnabys.blogs.com/neverhappened/2006/09/anthony_goicole.html • http://www.anthonygoicolea.com/ • http://www.re-title.com/public/newsletters/September_2008_-_Mixed_Media_0.htm • Goicolea, A. & Harris, J. (2003). Anthony Goicolea. Santa Fe, New Mexico: Twin Palms Publishers.

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